Kech District
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Kech District
ضلع کیچ کیچ دمگ | |
---|---|
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Balochistan |
Division | Makran |
Headquarter | Turbat |
Government | |
• Type | District Administration |
• Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
• District Police Officer | N/A |
• District Health Officer | N/A |
Area | |
• Total | 22,539 km2 (8,702 sq mi) |
Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 1,060,931 |
• Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Number of Tehsils | 5 |
Kech District (Urdu: ضلع کیچ) is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. This district's old name was Turbat District which was changed to its even older name Kech District in 1994-1995.[2]
Administration
[edit]The district of Kech is administratively subdivided into the following tehsils, each of which contains several villages:[3][4]
Tehsil | Area
(km²)[5] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Literacy rate
(2023)[6] |
Union Councils |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mand Tehsil | 1,456 | 56,772 | 38.99 | 54.19% | ... |
Tump Tehsil | 1,945 | 147,041 | 75.60 | 47.17% | ... |
Turbat Tehsil[4] | 9,742 | 470,605 | 48.31 | 63.65% | ... |
Balnigor Tehsil | 1,238 | 50,404 | 40.71 | 38.77% | ... |
Buleda Tehsil[4] | 1,997 | 107,847 | 54.00 | 35.36% | ... |
Dasht Tehsil[4] | 2,486 | 90,080 | 36.23 | 37.25% | ... |
Hoshab Tehsil | ... | ... | ... | 30.71% | ... |
Zamuran Tehsil | 1,462 | 71,616 | 48.98 | 28.97% | ... |
Gayab Tehsil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Solband Tehsil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Demographics
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1951 | N/A | — |
1961 | N/A | — |
1972 | N/A | — |
1981 | N/A | — |
1998 | 413,204 | — |
2017 | 907,182 | +4.23% |
2023 | 1,060,931 | +2.64% |
Sources:[7] |
Population
[edit]According to 2023 census, the district had a population of 1,060,931[8].
Religion
[edit]In the 2023 census, 0.41% (4,331) of the population were from religious minorities, mainly Christians.[9]
Language
[edit]Balochi was the predominant language, spoken by 99.73% of the population, with very small minorities of Brahui, Sindhi and Kashmiri speakers.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Kech District background". Balochistan Police website. Archived from the original on 12 December 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Kech/Turbat". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Zila, Tehsil & Town Councils Membership for Balochistan". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
- ^ "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
- ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census - 2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census - 2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
External links
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